2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE/ TOTALED, TOWED TO JUNK YARD AND CONSUMER STATES STILL RECEIVES ENGINE OIL DEPOSIT ONTO MANIFOLD EXHAUST RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FIRE DUE TO OIL LEAKS RECALL (15V701) FIX WAS TO REROUTE SPARK PLUG WIRES. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE FIRES START ON EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND NOT SPARK PLUGS WIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES FOGGED UP TO THE POINT THAT MADE THEM USELESS AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR VALVE COVER WAS LEAKING. *JB

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET RECALL PARTS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE PLASTIC "BEAUTY" COVER SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED UNTIL REDESIGN COVER BECOMES AVAILABLE. *SMD

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND ROTATING ASSEMBLY CAME THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD GM DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST, BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED, WAS NOT THE REPAIR COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE TWO MONTHS AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, DUE TO OIL DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE ISSUE DUE TO THE OIL LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) FOR THE FRONT GASKET; HOWEVER, THE REAR GASKET WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/17/16*LJ UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. *JB

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO RECALL NOTICE 15-757. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE REPAIR WAS EXPENSIVE. THEY STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,500. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ *TR

WAS ENTERING HWY 285 NORTHBOUND WHEN FELLOW MOTORIST CAUGHT MY ATTENTION THAT FIRE WAS COMING OUT THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. TRIED TO STOP BUT DIDNT HAVE ANY BRAKES, SO I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND JUMPED OUT AS THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR. I FEEL THAT IT WAS DUE TO A DEFECTED RECALL PART THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO PREVENT WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO MY CAR. I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR WHICH WAS GARAGED AND IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. *TR

MY CARS INTAKE GASKET FAILED. OIL LEAK ALL OVER MOTOR AND ON REAR EXHAUST PIPE. COULD SMELL OIL BURNING. BOTTOM OF MOTOR AND TRANS. VERY WET WITH OIL. DEALER STATED VALVE COVER GASKETS ALSO LEAKING. FRONT VALVE GASKET REPLACED PER TSB RECALL 2-3 YEARS AGO FOR OIL LEAK AND MOTOR FIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE IN OPERATION, SHE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE. A BY-PASSER EXTINGUISHED THE SMALL FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A SAFETY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCE OF A FIRE AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL AND PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND REMAINED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD DROVE APPROX. 2 MILES, PARKED CAR, WENT INSIDE, 10 TO 15 MINUTES LATER, OUR FRIEND RAN IN, OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE. SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE, I HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL (CALLS), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THESE RECALLS. THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN IN EA07008, SEEMS TO MATCH. THIS VEHICLE IS A LOSE, THE FIRE MELTED EVERYTHING BUT THE METAL, THE TIRES ARE EVEN MELTED ON THE FRONT. WHEN WE RAN OUTSIDE, THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX THAT I'VE LOVED AND HAD FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 6 YEARS. AND 10-15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY 3 FEET AWAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND HISS OUTSIDE TO FIND SMOKE & FLAMES SHOOTING FROM THE HOOD! I HAD TO CALL 911 TO PUT OUT FIRE AND WAS SCARED TO DEATH MY JUST FILLED GAS TANK WOULD IGNITE AND BLOW UP THE CAR AND OUR HOUSE RIGHT NEXT TO IT! I ONLY HAVE LIABILITY SO INSURANCE CAN'T DO A THING. IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL AND I'M INVESTIGATING HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AS I WAS JUST DRIVING IT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS BURNT UP. THERE IS NO REPAIRING WHAT HAPPENED. EVERYTHING PLASTIC IS MELTED AND GONE AND EVERYTHING IS FRIED. *KB

OK,I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SINCE 9/16/10. THE FIRST THING THAT STARTED HAPPENING WAS THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF WHILE I WAS RIDING (NO MATTER WHERE I WAS) SO I INVESTED SOME MONEY INTO GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED, SO AT LEST I THOUGHT I DID. NOW MY ENGINE STOPPED ALL OF SUDDEN(11/15/11). THAT GUTTED MY HEART BECAUSE I PUT EVERYTHING I HAD INTO THAT CAR FOR IT JUST TO QUIT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES FIVE MOMENTS AFTER EXITING AND THE FLAMES TRAVELED TO THE NEARBY RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE AS A RESULT OF OIL SEEPAGE. THE VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE HOUSE WERE DECLARED COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER VOLUNTARY RECALL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE RECALL CONSEQUENCE OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE AND VEHICLE FIRE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED RECALL 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN LATE 2009. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HIS INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE RECALL AND THAT IT WAS DONE INCORRECTLY OR NOT DONE AT ALL. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,086.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, WAS EAST BOUND IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0791-91) UPDATED 02/15/11 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS A FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND WITNESSED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WITNESSED THE OWNER PARK THE VEHICLE AND THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BUT STATED THE FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS A FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND WITNESSED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WITNESSED THE OWNER PARK THE VEHICLE AND THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BUT STATED THE FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ( 09V116000) PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) OCTOBER 26, 2010. ON NOVEMBER 26, 2010, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE TEN MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 147,000.

LETTER FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ENGINE FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING ENGINE FIRES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE THAT HOUSED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,297.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE WHICH CAUGHT FIRE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL, BUT WAS TOLD TO COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS AND THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, SMOKE AND FIRE WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DOUSE THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER DENIED THE CONTACT'S CLAIM AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,712. UPDATED 7/26/10 *CN UPDATED 07/29/10*JB

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT WITH THE NATURALLY-ASPIRATED 3800-SERIES V-6 ENGINE. I EXPERIENCE THE SAME SMELL OF BURNING OIL THAT THE OWNERS OF THE SUPERCHARGED GTP ENGINES WERE WARNED TO LOOK OUT FOR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE GTP ENGINES DUE TO MANIFOLD SEEPAGE. IT APPEARS THAT THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH THE NATURALLY-ASPIRATED VERSION OF THAT SAME 3800-SERIES ENGINE AND THAT A MINOR FIX WAS IMPLEMENTED (NEW SPARK PLUG WIRE CASINGS AND MOUNTS TO MOVE THE WIRES OUT OF THE WAY OF THE HOT OIL SEEPAGE) WHEN GM HAS ALREADY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE 3800-SERIES ENGINE LEAKING OIL AND CAUSING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. I BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND EXITED MOMENTARILY. SHE RETURNED AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ON A LATER DATE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000. A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN UPDATED 08/13/09.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HER 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (09047) BUT ITS A YEAR TOO LATE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY A FIRE. *NJ RECALL 08V118000. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED ENGINE OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE VALVE COVER GASKET. ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL TO THOSE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), THE RECALL PERTAINED TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SUPERCHARGED V-6 ENGINES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR FIVE MINUTES, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND IS STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I PURCHASED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX COUPE NEW. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO WORK, PARKED IT AND WENT INSIDE THE BUILDING. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AN EMPLOYEE CAME IN AND SAID THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS ON FIRE. SOME EMPLOYEES IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE WIRING HARNESS AND SURROUND AREAS WERE BURNT AND MELTED. MY INSURANCE TOTALED THE CAR WITH $4,100. IN DAMAGES. I CALLED GM REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEY DID NOT SAY THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS, ONLY NO RECALLS. I HAD SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND ALL SORTS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING FIRES WITH THE GRAND PRIX. THIS WEEK I SAW WHERE THEY HAVE RECALLED THE GRAND PRIX SEDANS. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AS THE SEDAN. IF THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLING FOR FIVE MINUTES, SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT REFERENCING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SHE IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150.

I HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING A CAUSE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN CERTAIN GM VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT IS OTHER THAN THOSE ADDRESSED BY CURRENT RECALLS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT CONTINUOUSLY. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 84,000. UPDATED 03/27/09 *BF UPDATED 03/31/09. *JB

ON 2/14/09 AT 8:30 PM CENTRAL TIME, A FIRE OCCURRED IN THE HOOD OF MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. FLAMES WERE SIGHTED AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE POLICE AND FIRE STATION WERE NOTIFIED PROMPTLY. *TR

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER I HAD PARKED AT THE MALL. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, AND ON THE WAY TO THE MALL IT DROVE NORMAL. THE CAR CAN NOT BE FIXED AND IS CONSIDERED TOTALED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ROCKER CABLES. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A BUCKET OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE OIL LEAKING FROM THE MANIFOLD CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $1,100; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 130,000.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX UNDER HOOD FIRE SHORTLY AFTER PARKING IN DRIVEWAY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER DAY OF INCIDENT .. NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO OFFER ME LESS THAN HALF THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH RECALL FOR ENGINE OIL LEAK. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK. CONSUMER HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRED. HE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY REIMBURSE PARTIAL. *KB THE PROBLEM WAS THE VALVE COVER GASKET WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIRS MADE AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ONLY A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE HAD THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIRS, IT WOULD HAVE ONLY TAKEN AN HOUR TO COMPLETE.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR LEAKING ROCKER COVER GASKETS WHICH MAY LEAD TO FIRES. THE RECALL ONLY COVERS THE FRONT GASKET (SEEMINGLY BECAUSE IT IS CHEAPER AND EASIER TO REPLACE) YET BOTH GASKETS LEAK. THE REAR GASKET IS LEAKING WORSE THAN THE FRONT BUT THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER THE REPAIR.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WITH RECALL FOR FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET TEMPERATURES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED OVER THE VEHICLE NOTICED TWO OTHER HEAD GASKET LEAKS. *KB THE MECHANIC STATED THE OTHER ROCKER COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING AS WELL AS THE INTAKE GASKET. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE ALSO NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKETS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE VALVE COVERS REPLACED. A YEAR AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, HE BEGAN TO NOTICE SPOTS AND LEAKS ON THE FLOOR AGAIN, AS WELL AS SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE GASKETS AND THE SUPER CHARGER GASKETS AT 65,000 MILES. THE CONTACT CALLED GMC TO EXPLAIN HOW HE FELT THAT THE OTHER GASKETS SHOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED AND INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE FEELS THAT GMC DID NOT ADDRESS HIS ISSUES PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMERS INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS HANDLING THIS CASE. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS SMOKING. WHEN HER BOYFRIEND OPENED THE HOOD SPARKS AND FIRE WERE PRESENT. THE PASSENGER USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HER VIN. THERE WAS A NEWS REPORT RELATED TO RECALL (08V118000) FOR 1997-2003 GRAND PRIXS IN RELATION TO THE UNDERHOOD FIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 04-07-08 *BF

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AFTER CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER SHE PARKED. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 188,000.